DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mentz town
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 1,882 100.0             Households 931 100.0
In labor force 1,163 61.8   Less than $10,000 98 10.5
     Civilian labor force 1,163 61.8   $10,000 to $14,999 48 5.2
          Employed 1,101 58.5   $15,000 to $24,999 175 18.8
          Unemployed 62 3.3   $25,000 to $34,999 151 16.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 205 22.0
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 142 15.3
Not in labor force 719 38.2   $75,000 to $99,999 86 9.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 21 2.3
           Females 16 years and over 971 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 2 0.2
In labor force 521 53.7   $200,000 or more 3 0.3
     Civilian labor force 521 53.7   Median household income (dollars) 34,398 (X)
          Employed 504 51.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 159 100.0   With earnings 721 77.4
All parents in family in labor force 96 60.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,615 (X)
        With Social Security income 329 35.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,600 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,062 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 55 5.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 797 75.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 148 13.9          (dollars) 5,991 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 16 1.5   With public assistance income 31 3.3
Walked 24 2.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 5,826 (X)
Other means 21 2.0   With retirement income 227 24.4
Worked at home 56 5.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 8,137 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.8 (X)        
                  Families 679 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 42 6.2
           16 years and over 1,101 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 26 3.8
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 125 18.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 119 17.5
 occupations 237 21.5   $35,000 to $49,999 157 23.1
Service occupations 202 18.3   $50,000 to $74,999 108 15.9
Sales and office occupations 258 23.4   $75,000 to $99,999 80 11.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 6 0.5   $100,000 to $149,999 19 2.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 138 12.5   $200,000 or more 3 0.4
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,637 (X)
 moving occupations 260 23.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,494 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 31,500 (X)
 and mining 37 3.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,172 (X)
Construction 67 6.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 234 21.3     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 38 3.5     below below
Retail trade 143 13.0     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 59 5.4   Subject level level
Information 29 2.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 27 2.5             Families 64 9.4
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 42 12.8
 strative, and waste management services 42 3.8        With related children under 5 years 20 17.1
Educational, health and social services 247 22.4        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 77 7.0               no husband present 14 13.0
Other services (except public administration) 48 4.4   With related children under 18 years 14 21.5
Public administration 53 4.8        With related children under 5 years 3 33.3
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 286 11.8
Private wage and salary workers 833 75.7   18 years and over 208 11.5
Government workers 158 14.4        65 years and over 48 13.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 77 12.3
 business 110 10.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 58 12.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 105 25.9
 
Date: May 22, 2003
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.